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TROPICAL STORM ARLENE ADVISORY NUMBER 18
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
11 PM AST TUE JUN 15 1999
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR BERMUDA.
AT 11 PM AST...0300Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ARLENE
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 30.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 62.0 WEST
OR ABOUT 225 MILES...360 KM...SOUTHEAST OF BERMUDA.
ARLENE IS DRIFTING TOWARD THE WEST NORTHWEST NEAR 3 MPH... 6 KM/HR
...AND A SLOW MOSTLY NORTHWESTWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY.
A US AIR FORCE RESERVE AIRCRAFT RECENTLY INVESTIGATED THE STORM AND
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 60 MPH... 95 KM/HR
... WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE ADDITIONAL CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS
FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 145 MILES ...230 KM
...MAINLY TO THE NORTH OF THE CENTER.
A MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 1010 MB...29.83 INCHES...WAS REPORTED
FROM THE AIRCRAFT.
REPEATING THE 11 PM AST POSITION...30.1 N... 62.0 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST NORTHWEST NEAR 3 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 60
MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1010 MB.
AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER AT 2 AM AST FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 5 AM
AST...WEDNESDAY.
LAWRENCE
STRIKE PROBABILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ADVISORY NUMBER CAN BE
FOUND UNDER AFOS HEADER MIASPFAT1 AND WMO HEADER WTNT71 KNHC.
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